After Clause 72 - Victims of domestic abuse: data-sharing for immigration purposes

Domestic Abuse Bill – in the House of Commons at 10:19 pm on 26 April 2021.

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  • Division number 274
    A majority of MPs voted not to explicitly forbid personal data of victims and witnesses of domestic abuse collected in relation to seeking support, or justice, being used for immigration control purposes.

Motion made, and Question put, That this House disagrees with Lords amendments 40B and 40C.—(Victoria Atkins.)

Division number 274 Domestic Abuse Bill — After Clause 72 — Victims of Domestic Abuse: Data-Sharing for Immigration Purposes

A majority of MPs voted not to explicitly forbid personal data of victims and witnesses of domestic abuse collected in relation to seeking support, or justice, being used for immigration control purposes.

Aye: 350 MPs

No: 270 MPs

Aye: A-Z by last name

Tellers

No: A-Z by last name

Tellers

Absent: 23 MPs

Absent: A-Z by last name

The House divided: Ayes 350, Noes 270.

Question accordingly agreed to.

Lords amendments 40B and 40C disagreed to.

The list of Members currently certified as eligible for a proxy vote, and of the Members nominated as their proxy, is published at the end of today’s debates.

Government amendments (a) to (g) made in lieu of Lords amendments 40B and 40C.